Wasily as it will potentially undermine any proper investigation of which I don’t think there was any mention as whether there even is one.
There is not, and seems unlikely to be when the accusers have conveniently chosen to remain anonymous and no official complaints have been filed.
The rape accusation in the US will also probably be outside the statute of limitations.
The BBC article states that:
“The Sunday Times said all the women felt ready to speak only after being approached by reporters.”
Which sounds quite “predatory” in itself - some reporters were keen for a story and did what they could to find and create one.
It’s not very difficult to see when the aims aren’t “justice” but slander.